I am looking ahead for our homeschool curriculum... I am in a quagmire....
I strongly believe in following the classical model of education. I have just discovered a wonderful book called "The Latin Centered Curriculum" by Andrew A Campbell. It explains the history of classical education from the Ancient Greeks through its present revival. It also has curriculum suggestions. I am reading it and Crunchy CONS simultaneously, and am only in the beginning of this book. I have most of what we are doing for next year, but I am stuck for a writing program.... I love the approach of Classical Writing. Their method seems solidly classical. I also like IEW's Teaching Writing and Student Writing Intensive.... I am not even sure where to go for good comparisons. I have heard rave reviews and IEW's writing program, but the book I am reading recommends Classical Writing. Now I do not want to be a lemming and use that just because a book recommends it. That being said, I respect the author of the book as knowledgeable, and the people I know who recommended the book to me. So do I really want to try to reinvent the wheel? Anyway, I am leaning towards the Classical Writing as of now..... We'll see..... I suppose some time, and praying for guidance, and things will sort out. Either way, the program I choose, I am going to be with it for at least 2 years.... It's a big decision....
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